: beset by problems : harassed
a harried waiter who forgets your order
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Mediating between his harried wife Debra (Patricia Heaton), overbearing mother Marie (Doris Roberts), grouchy father Frank (Peter Boyle), and gloomy brother Robert (Brad Garrett), Ray always had a lot on his plate.
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Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Nov. 2025
My life was a crushing routine of harried days.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
That seduction was not undertaken to sell their paintings, or even to provide their audiences a moment’s respite from harried lives.
—Tom McDonough, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2025
This harried conversation led to an unexpected breakthrough for mother and daughter.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
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Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Nov. 2025
My life was a crushing routine of harried days.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
That seduction was not undertaken to sell their paintings, or even to provide their audiences a moment’s respite from harried lives.
—Tom McDonough, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2025
This harried conversation led to an unexpected breakthrough for mother and daughter.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Harried.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harried. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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